Present Tense
(Simple & Continuous)
(Simple & Continuous)
We _____ (meet) our family at least once a year. Today, however, it _____ (be) a special ocasion - that is why we _____ (meet) tonight.
Meet / Is / Are meeting
Robert _____ (have) a book in his hand, but he _____ (not read) it. Instead, his mind _____ (wander) through all the ideas that Janet had suggested him just a few hours ago.
Had / Wasn't reading / Was wandering
- I _____ (be) by your side every day of my life. I _____ (love) you!!
- If your promises and predictions had a base, you wouldn't be using that tense.
Will be / Will always love
SURPRISE!! Riddle me this:
What month has 28 days?
All of them!!
- Nelly, why _____ you _____ (hurry) that much?
- My plane _____ (leave) in one hour!!
- Well, you _____ (already go) too late, so you'd better call in to see if you can change your ticket to the next flight.
Are you hurrying / Leaves / Are already going
- Jannet and Anne _____ (be) married for ten years, but they _____ (have) any children.
- That is because they never _____ (want) children!
Have been / Haven't had / Wanted
- Have you heard the news?
- Yes!! Mark and Mary _____ (have) a baby!! They told me they _____ (name) it Daniel if it's a boy, but they _____ (pick) a definitive name until the birth day because they don't want to know the baby's gender until then!
Are having / Are going to name / Won't pick
Michael _____ (look) at John with certain sadness in his eyes.
"You _____ (suffer) too much, John," Michael _____ (say). "It's time you have an easy life."
"It is too late, Michael."
"So you _____ (not come) back home?"
"I can't," John _____ (reply). "I have other priorities now."
Looked / Have suffered / Said / Won't come / Replied
You usually _____ (not drink) coffee at this time, so what _____ you _____ (drink) exactly?
Don't drink / Are you drinking
- _____ you _____ (go) to the party?
- Yes, and I _____ (meet) Sam and Jenny there, but I _____ (not talk) to them.
Did you go / Met / Didn't talk
- When _____ the library _____? (Open)
- Usually, at 10 am, but tomorrow we _____ (open) at 11 am.
Does the library open / Are opening
SURPRISE!! Riddle me this:
What has to be open before you can use it?
The egg!
He _____ (work) in Edinburg, but today he _____ (spend) the day in Glasgow for a meeting.
Works / Is spending
While Mary _____ (look) through the window, her husband _____ (approach) from behind. He was so silent that she _____ (not hear) him, and _____ (get) startled when he _____ (touch) her wrist.
Was looking / Approach / Didn't hear / Get / Touched
Look at those clouds! It _____ anytime now! (Rain)
- The clouds are too dark, and it is too cold. It _____ (not rain), it _____(hail)!
Is going to rain / isn't going to rain / is going to snow.
- _____ you _____ (make up) your mind about coming to the party?
- Yes, and I _____ (go). There _____ (be) too many people there, and you know I _____ (never feel) comfortable in those kind of situations.
*Make up your mind: decidirse.
Have you made up / Am not going OR won't go / Will be / Have never felt
- Hey, _____ you _____ (know) where _____ (be) the professor?
- Yeah, he ______ (get) ready to go to the forest. If you run, you might meet him.
Do you know / Is
Is getting
- _____ you _____ his brother? (Ever meet)
- No, but I _____ (meet) his sister. I _____ (not like) her, though.
Have you ever met / Have met / Didn't like
- _____ you ______ (go) to Japan with us next month?
- No, I _____ (visit) my parents in Australia in three weeks so I _____ (not be) back in time to go with you, guys.
Are you going to go / Am visiting / Won't be
Allow me to introduce myself.
I _____ (be) a senior citizen and my best friend is a young man aged 25, Ed. I _____ (meet) him some years ago when I _____ (work) at a High School. We _____ (be) friends since then.
Am / Met / Was working / Have been